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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 18 May 2022 Going above and beyond in the care and concern she holds for her colleagues and their wellbeing, Stephanie Taylor - Head of Unit, Special Dental Services, MHPHDS has been recognised by her fellow colleagues as the Djeran Employee of the Season! Stephanie was nominated by her colleagues for her caring, professional and innovative leadership in supporting staff to champion positive change at Dental Health Services. The judges said Stephanie showed care for procedures, patients and staff, and is a respectful and innovative leader. Dr Catherine Alford Regional Dental Officer, Education and Special Dental Services will award Stephanie via a Teams e-presentation where she will enjoy cupcakes with her team members courtesy of sponsor P&N Bank. Stephanie clearly demonstrates each of the five values of North Metro and is a worthy recipient of the $150 gift voucher from our generous sponsors. ... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 May 2022 Providing people-centred care to her colleagues as she supported staff through COVID-19 contact tracing, North Metropolitan Health Service’s OSH COVID Response Clinical Nurse Manager Andrea Carlin has been recognised as NMHS Corporate Employee of the Quarter. Andrea was nominated by her colleagues for her compassion, care and dedication to supporting employees through the COVID contact tracing process ensuring they were aware of testing and isolation requirements, all the while striving to innovate and improve processes through a frequently changing environment. The Judges said Andrea provided individualised care to staff during the pandemic and was relied on by the OSH team as the contact tracing role quickly developed. Andrea takes great pride in her work and she consistently demonstrates the five NMHS values when providing service to patients and co-workers. Andrea’s mana... -
128 percent increase in organ donation this year so far! 05 May 2022 Donate Life WA (DLWA) has reported that in the first four months of 2022, they have facilitated an increase in organ donations of 128.6% on the same period last year. DonateLife WA coordinates all organ and tissue donor activities across WA. It works with hospitals and hospital-based DonateLife medical and nursing specialists to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation rates. The national donation target is 25 donors per million population (this is called the 'dpmp). The population of WA is approximately 2.8 million people so to reach the targeted dmpd, DLWA would need to support 70 donors over the course of the year. With the impressive donation rate in these first four months, the target is looking more and more achievable. This ultimately means that more people than we hope may be given the gift of life. Donate Life State Medical Direc... -
Aboriginal cadetships getting results 04 May 2022 While studying Paramedicine, Rhiannon Potiphar joined the Aboriginal Cadetship Program, a key NMHS workforce initiative aimed at attracting Aboriginal students into the Department of Health. Rhiannon assisted at KEMH one day a week to begin with, working up to full time when she graduated from university. Rhiannon’s role was to liaise with Aboriginal families who had given birth to pre-term babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and to encourage them to come back for ongoing developmental assessments. “I built a strong network with the parents, the regional child health nurses and local Aboriginal medical services in an effort to connect with families who lived remotely,” said Rhiannon. “This project really allowed me to further my understanding of the complexities and barriers that our mob face when trying to receive health care.” Rhiannon’s time... -
WHO World Immunisation Week 24 to 30 April 2022 28 April 2022 Vaccinations help protect people of all ages against disease. Although the focus of late has been on COVID-19 vaccinations, protection has been provided against a multitude of disease for many years thanks to immunisation. World Immunisation Week 2022, running from 24 to 30 April, is driven by WHO and aims to highlight the importance of all vaccines and immunisations in the wider community in pursuit of a #LongLifeforAll. ‘WHO works with countries across the globe to raise awareness of the value of vaccines and immunization and ensures that governments obtain the necessary guidance and technical support to implement high-quality immunization programmes. The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more people – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.’ World Immunization Week 2022 - World Health Organisation (external site...
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18/10/2023